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NEW YORK — Senate Minority Leader Dean Skelos will headline a fundraiser for GOP attorney general candidate Dan Donovan, currently the Staten Island District Attorney.

A few things of note here. First, Donovan may well face Sen. Eric Schneiderman, D-Manhattan, if he wins that party’s primary for the office tomorrow. Schneiderman and Skelos have sparred often. I’m sure that would add some sweetness to Skelos’ activity.

Second, the fundraiser is at 74 State in Albany, on Thursday Sept. 23. At some point, legislators are expected to return to the Capitol to conduct unfinished business and to appropriate new federal money passed by Congress. I’ve heard the week of Sept. 20 is definitely on the table. Maybe Skelos is banking on it.

Finally, Donovan’s fundraiser is Amy Dowell, who has worked in the past for Democrats like Andrew Cuomo and Tom DiNapoli.Money is green, it seems, not red or blue.

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